Page 90 - Handbook: Postgraduate (PhD) 2015 2016

Course Grade Grade Credit Credit Hour
Point Hour x
Grade Point

K1 A 4.0 4 4x4.0=16.0
K2 C+ 2.3 3 3x2.3= 6.9
K3 F 0.0 3 3x0.0= 0.0
K4 C 2.0 3 3x2.0= 6.0
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Total 13 28.9
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GPA = 28.9
13

= 2.22

The CGPA is determined by dividing the total grade points obtained by the total
credit hours taken from the first semester to the current semester.

(ii) The grade points and credit hours that are obtained for courses registered in a
semester shall be included in the calculation of the GPA and CGPA for that
semester.

(iii) The credit hours for a course with grade C-, D+, D or F shall be included in the
calculation of the GPA and the CGPA for the semester concerned. However,
courses with these grades shall not be given any credit hour values. The grade
UW shall be converted to grade F at the end of the semester concerned and be
taken into account in the determination of the GPA and CGPA.

(iv) Grade I or P for a course shall be taken into account in the determination of the
GPA and CGPA when the final grade for that course is obtained in the following
semester concerned.

(v) Grades K, R, S, U, W, W1 and W2 shall not be taken into account in the
determination of the GPA and CGPA.

(vi) Credit hour values shall be given for courses with grades A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C,
K and S. No credit hour values shall be given for courses with Grades C-, D+,
D, F, R, U, UW, W, W1 and W2. For courses that must be passed with at least
Grade B, the credit hour value shall be given where the candidate achieves at
least Grade B for the courses concerned.

Courses with Grades I and P shall be given the credit hour values when the final
grades for the courses other than Grades C-, D+, D, F and U, are obtained in the
following semester.

(vii) Where a candidate has repeated a course, the mark and grade that are taken
into account in the determination of the CGPA shall be the better mark and
grade achieved by the candidate.

(viii) Any candidate who has been imposed a sentence under rules 6 or 8 of the
University of Malaya (Students‟ Discipline) Rules 1999 shall be given a zero
mark for the answer script concerned unless the Senate decides otherwise.

(e) Minimum requirements of study

(i) To fulfill the minimum requirements of study at the University, a candidate must
obtain a GPA and CGPA of not less than 3.0 for each semester until the end of
his studies.

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